ὑοσκύαμος
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
ὁ, (ὗς)
A henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, Hp. Morb.2.43, X.Oec.1.13, Dsc.4.68, POxy.1088.39 (i A.D.), Plu.Demetr. 20, Sor.2.41, PHolm.21.12, 25.5; other varieties, ὑ. μηλινοειδής, H. aureus, ὑ. λευκός, H. albus, Dsc. l.c.: also ὑοσκύεμος, PMag.Osl. 1.327.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1179] ὁ (eigtl. Saubohne), das Bilsenkraut, dessen Genuß Schwindel und Wahnsinn erregt; Xen. Oec. 1, 13; vgl. Plut. Demetr. 20.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὑοσκύᾰμος: ὁ, (ὗς) εἶδος δηλητηριώδους φυτοῦ ὅπερ ἐσθιόμενον προξενεῖ κάρωσιν καὶ μανίαν, Hyoscyamus niger, τὸν ὑοσκύαμον ὑφ’ οὗ οἱ φαγόντες παραπλῆγες γίνονται Ξεν. Οἰκ. 1, 13, Διοσκ. 4. 69., 6. 15, κλπ., Πλουτ. Δημήτρ. 20. - ὁ ὑοσκύαμος νῦν ποὺ μὲν διατηρεῖ τὸ ἀρχαῖον ὄνομα, ποὺ δὲ καλεῖται «γεροῦλι», Sibthorpe.
